Hodges Predicts Pickup For U S Economy
Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges told a House subcommittee that the American economy will improve greatly in about 60 days though the nation is in a little trouble at present. Republicans praised his bright forecast as he backed Kennedy's plan to raise the minimum wage to 1.25 and extend protection to 4.3 million workers. He urged swift action on a 390 million low income areas program and warned against a boondoggle if the program is mishandled.
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Washington
Luther Hodges
Commerce
Hodges
House Labor and Education
House
North Carolina
Kennedy
Organized Labor
New Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Trials
Dr. Van R. Potter of the University of Wisconsin reports a promising new cancer drug effective in some cancer types. Tested on over 600 patients with excellent results, the drug interferes with chemical reactions in cancer cell reproduction and must be used lifelong. He cautions there is no universal cure.
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Houston
Tex
van R. Potter
McCadell Laboratory For
University of Wisconsin
University of Texas M. D. Anderson
Thont
Potter
Kennedy to hold news conference next Wednesday
President Kennedy will hold a news conference next Wednesday with the White House stating the time is to be set at either 10 a.m. or 4 p.m. No decision has been made yet about live radio or television coverage.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Dead Man's Confession Sparks Iowa Bank Swindle Probe
Examiners in Knoxville Iowa investigated a major bank embezzlement in two months. Eldon L Job 59 president of the Community National Bank and Trust Co of Knoxville disclosed new details Friday as the case widens beyond earlier incidents.
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Eldon L. Job
Community National Bank and Trust Co
Job
Sheldon Ln
Northwest Iowa
Sheldon National Bank
Fidelity
Community National
Sheldon Bank
Burnice Geiger
Malvern
John E. Wilard
Malvern Trust & Savings Bank
Iowa State Savings
Bernce
Ned
Louis
Judith
Drake University
Adlai Rusk discuss Congo amid new violence report
Adlai E Stevenson and Secretary of State Dean Rusk met in Washington to review the Congo crisis after reports of 11 more political assassinations by the Lumumbaist regime in Stanleyville. President Kennedy and Prime Minister Menzies backed Hammarskjold and urged peace, while Soviet veto blocked a UN condemnation.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
U. S
United Nations
Dean Rusk
Congo
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Rusk
Stevson
Antoine Gitzeng
Stanleyville
Patrice Lumumba
Kennedy
Robert G. Menzies
Soviet Union
Lumumba
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
United States
Hammarskjold
Security Council
Pacific
Menzies
London
French Ready In Algeria as Rebels Mass on Frontiers
In Algiers 20000 rebels gather on Algeria's eastern and western borders while Tunisia and Morocco bases threaten a possible offensive. French and civilian leaders anticipate peace talks with the rebel government in exile as conflicts intensify across Algeria.
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Algiers
Algeria
Tunisia
Morocco
Habib Bourguiba
Charles de Gaulle
Rambouillet
Paris
France
Real Bull Loosed on Stage in French Tavern Show
An actor playing a toreador faced a real bull released on stage as a gag in France. Lucien Loubiere, in bullfighter attire, preserved dignity and safety as the crowd panicked. He then shot the bull three times, announcing it as the modern method.
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Perigieux
France
Lucien Loubiere
Evacuees Dazed By Disaster In Hattiesburg Mississippi
About 400 white flood victims faced devastation from Boule and Leaf rivers as they fled homes in Hattiesburg. Evacuees crowded shelters at Rowan High School, churches, and community centers while relief groups distributed clothing, food, and 14,400 disposable diapers from New Orleans and nearby cities. Volunteers from Red Cross, Salvation Army, Girl and Boy Scouts aided without color distinctions.
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Miss
J. B. Walters
VFW
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Rowan +Negro—High School
Ollie Mae Cole
Caffeteria
New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Jackson and
McComb
Kennedy Desires Peaceful Worship
The White House will not inform newsmen in advance where or when President Kennedy will attend church on Sundays. Officials say Kennedy desires to worship in peace, part of a broader effort to shield the presidential family from publicity and protect privacy.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Narrow roads Enacted by Wide Freeways Threaten Collisions
Today’s report notes narrow roads where two cars barely pass are being encroached by wide freeways that could allow six or eight vehicles to collide simultaneously. The piece highlights safety concerns as highway expansion progresses.
Three Killings in Three Days Shock Midwest
In a spree spanning three states a carnival barker Charles N Brown and parking lot attendant Charles E Kelley killed or wounded seven people in four days. Victims included Howard Trowbridge Joseph Koch and Harry Goldenberg with Koehrsen and Vencel later dying. Police call it cruel and senseless as the pair face Iowa murder charges and possible hanging. Brown and Kelley were captured after a bus stop in Kansas City.
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Charles N. Brown
Charles E. Kelley
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Cliff Egeland
The
Harry Goldenberg
Kelley
Alvin Koehrsen
Walnut
Earl Vencel
Koehrsen
Vencel
Kansas City
Brown
COPS RAID FOUR BOOKIE ESTABLISHMENTS IN PROVIDENCE
Twenty six police and treasury agents raided four suspected bookie dens in Providence R I on Friday. Officers said two locations answered telephones for bets and identified a popular off track race horse named Police Call at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans. Police Call finished third and paid four forty for two dollars.
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Providence
R. IL
Treasury
Raders
Fairgrounds
New Orleans
Six Airlines Return To Normal After Walkout
New York AP reports six of seven major airlines resumed normal or near-normal schedules after a six day engineers strike. Pan American American Trans World Eastern National Flying Tigers returned to work under a presidential commission plan to address root causes. Western refused to join the agreement and fired 130 engineers while using supervisors to restore some service and furloughs remain.
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New York
Pan American
Western
Train wreck injures engineer in Alabama collision
MILSTEAD Alabama AP The Piedmont Limited traveling from Washington to New Orleans wrecked near Milstead with one seriously hurt engineer John Smith of Montgomery a broken leg and one female passenger with minor bruises both treated on board. Flooded roads and washed out bridges hindered rescue efforts.
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Milstead
Ala
Piedmont Limited
Washington
New Orleans
Highway Patrol
John Smith
Montgomery
Floods Sweep Central South. Thousands Displaced in Deep South
Major floods in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana with 2800 families affected and six thousand displaced in Hattiesburg Mississippi. Rivers including Tallapoosa Cahaba and Tombigbee surged. evaculations in four Mississippi towns continued. tornadoes and high winds caused property damage in Georgia South Carolina and Alabama. no serious injuries reported.
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Mississippi
Deep South
Red Cross
Washington
Louisiana
Georgia
National Guard
Civil Defense
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Miss
South Carolina
Weather Bureau
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Ala
Tallapoosa
Martin Dam
Columbus
Chattahoochee River
Middle Georgia
McBean
Augusta
Aiken County
Savannah River
1962 Autos Styled For Safety Belts
U.S. auto makers announce that from 1962 models all major domestic manufacturers will install front seat safety belt attachments. Anchors will be on the frame. uniform fittings will reduce costs. Previously belts could cost up to $20 per belt. belts may cost as little as $3.50.
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Detroit
Thhey
Khrushchev urges Congo crisis be left to Africans
Soviet Premier Khrushchev repeats calls to oust U N Secretary Dag Hammarskjold and to recognize Antoine Gizenga's rebel regime as Congo's legitimate government. He argues the Congo crisis should be settled by African states, a line the U N Security Council rejected.
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Moscow
Hammarsxjeld
Mass Hunt On For Girl Edith Kiccorius Missing in Chelsea
A nationwide search for 4 year old Edith Kiccorius continues after she vanished from a Chelsea front stoop. Police, aided by the FBI, have issued notices and dispatched sewers teams while more than 1,000 photos circulate through stations and taxis. Over 600 tips have come in, many from cranks, with no result yet.
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Edith Kiccorius
Chelsea
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Edith
Brooklyn
Manuel Duclet
Eighth Avenue
18Th Street
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